7{
"verseID": "Psalms.16.7",
"source": "אֲבָרֵ֗ךְ אֶת־יְ֭הוָה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְעָצָ֑נִי אַף־לֵ֝יל֗וֹת יִסְּר֥וּנִי כִלְיוֹתָֽי׃",
"text": "*ʾăḇārēḵ* *ʾet*-*YHWH* who *yəʿāṣānî* indeed-*lêlôt* *yissərûnî* *kilyôtāy*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăḇārēḵ*": "imperfect verb, 1st person singular - I will bless",
"*ʾet*-*YHWH*": "direct object marker + divine name - the LORD",
"*yəʿāṣānî*": "perfect verb with 1st person suffix - has counseled me",
"*lêlôt*": "noun, masculine plural - nights",
"*yissərûnî*": "imperfect verb with 1st person suffix - instruct/discipline me",
"*kilyôtāy*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person suffix - my kidneys/innermost being"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḇārēḵ*": "I will bless/I will praise",
"*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah (divine name)",
"*yəʿāṣānî*": "has counseled me/has advised me/has guided me",
"*lêlôt*": "nights/evenings",
"*yissərûnî*": "instruct me/discipline me/teach me",
"*kilyôtāy*": "my kidneys/my innermost being/my mind (seat of emotions)"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Psalms.16.8",
"source": "שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִ֑יד כִּ֥י מִֽ֝ימִינִ֗י בַּל־אֶמּֽוֹט׃",
"text": "*šiwwîtî* *YHWH* before me *tāmîd* because from-*ymînî* *bal*-*ʾemmôṭ*",
"grammar": {
"*šiwwîtî*": "perfect verb, 1st person singular - I have set/placed",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"before me": "preposition with 1st person suffix - before/in front of me",
"*tāmîd*": "adverb - continually/always",
"from-*ymînî*": "preposition + noun with 1st person suffix - from my right hand",
"*bal*-*ʾemmôṭ*": "negative particle + imperfect verb, 1st person singular - I will not be shaken"
},
"variants": {
"*šiwwîtî*": "I have set/I have placed/I have put",
"*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah (divine name)",
"*tāmîd*": "continually/always/perpetually",
"*ymînî*": "my right hand/my right side (position of honor/strength)",
"*ʾemmôṭ*": "I will be shaken/I will be moved/I will slip"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Psalms.16.9",
"source": "לָכֵ֤ן ׀ שָׂמַ֣ח לִ֭בִּי וַיָּ֣גֶל כְּבוֹדִ֑י אַף־בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗י יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָבֶֽטַח׃",
"text": "Therefore *śāmaḥ* *libbî* and-*yayyāḡel* *kəḇôdî* indeed-*bəśārî* *yiškōn* *lāḇeṭaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*śāmaḥ*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - rejoiced/was glad",
"*libbî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my heart",
"*yayyāḡel*": "imperfect verb with consecutive waw, 3rd person masculine singular - and rejoiced",
"*kəḇôdî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my glory/honor",
"*bəśārî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person suffix - my flesh/body",
"*yiškōn*": "imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - will dwell/reside",
"*lāḇeṭaḥ*": "preposition + noun - in security/safety"
},
"variants": {
"*śāmaḥ*": "rejoiced/was glad/was joyful",
"*libbî*": "my heart/my mind/my inner self",
"*yayyāḡel*": "rejoiced/was jubilant/exulted",
"*kəḇôdî*": "my glory/my honor/my soul (possibly 'liver' as seat of emotions)",
"*bəśārî*": "my flesh/my body",
"*yiškōn*": "will dwell/will reside/will rest",
"*lāḇeṭaḥ*": "in security/in safety/confidently"
}
}